Limited Palette Layout

Hi all,

A new process video to share today, showing how to make this layout using a limited palette of monochrome with a pop of yellow.
I normally post these on Tuesdays but I'm going to Chester next week with Nathan for our anniversary so I wouldn't be here to share it.

Thanks for stopping by, any questions then leave a comment! 

Emily xx

Inspiration

Evening all,

It's Friday night, there's nothing on tv (read: no Kardashians on a Friday, boo...) but my crafting mojo has taken a walk so instead here I am writing a blog about what I am inspired by.

Firstly - Youtube. I must mention my current favourite crafter, Missy Whidden... She designs for lots of companies/kit clubs, and I love to watch her videos. She's always trying something new, her commentaries are interesting to listen to, I look forward to her new uploads.

Lately I've found myself watching a lot more Youtube. I enjoy process videos but I also like watching people showing their newest hauls. You can see the latest trends and take inspiration from what others are trying. 

New stash always helps. I want new things but I won't get a chance to buy them til later next week so the stores have chance to get new stock in.... as I mentioned before I'm desperate to get my mitts on the Paradise Crush pad by Trimcraft, but I like the look of the Papermania Wilson Wood collection... I say like the look but I can't actually find any decent pictures of the papers yet to order online (docrafts seem to have neglected showcasing their newest products in their magazine...). For some reason, I have so much stash I need to use up but I can't get on with anything new in case I buy new things afterwards that I wish I'd used on that layout!

I like to buy the odd magazine, when there's a free gift with it that I like the look of. If the content of the mag is uninspiring then at least there's a nice gift to play with. But generally there's always something in there to be inspired by.

Participate in challenges. There's always some form of starting point given and they really get you going with an idea. Try More Than Words or Things To Alter.

Days out always help me, I love to get new photos to scrap. In fact right now I'm holding off using some Pinkfresh Studio products as I want to use them on an anniversary layout I want to make using a selfie I'll inevitably take with Nathan on Tuesday. Oh man, I'm so excited about our little trip to Chester!...  It doesn't have to be a long trip... just go into town, walk to the shop, sit in the garden... even if you take pictures of flowers or buildings, it can kick start an idea.

Browse your friends' pages. See what they have been making. Have a swap and a blog hop.

Write down all your ideas, no matter how small. Number them. Use this site. Enter in the umber of ideas you have. It'll tell you which one to make. If you don't like that idea, pick again. I do this all the time, I've 30 ideas but right now I don't feel like doing any of them!

Finally, Pinterest. If you're not on there, you're missing out. 

I felt odd writing this as there is so much inspiration out there but sometimes if your mojo is gone, it's gone and you need a few days on with something else and eventually it will come back. I always wind up feeling guilty when I don't make anything and have to resort to my bank of blog posts for something to share... but I know I'll be inspired soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

Social Media Roundup

Hey everyone,

Just a quick post to share my social media accounts with you. (I follow back!)

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Pinterest

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TUTORIAL TUESDAY - Die Cut Feather Layout

Hi all

In today's Tutorial Tuesday I show you how to make this layout using feather dies. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

TUTORIAL TUESDAY - Mixed Media Tag

Hi all

This week's tutorial shows you how to make a mixed media tag. This tag is something I made for the More Than Words May Mini challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

TUTORIAL TUESDAY - Glitter Shaker Card

Hi all,

Something new now I'm off uni for summer.
Every Tuesday I'll be posting a crafty tutorial video.
Any suggestions, please do leave a comment and I'll be sure to address it in a video!


Today I'm going to be showing you how to make a glitter shaker card, using the new Belle & Boo collection from Trimcraft.

Thanks for stopping by!
Emily xx

Docrafts November Collections Unboxing

Hi all

As you may know, I am on the Project Design Team for Docrafts. Every couple of months, new products come out and we get sent a selection to make some projects for their website with. This time there are new Xcut dies, Creativity Essentials stamps, Bare Basics embellishments and boxes, and Papier Patch decoupage papers.

More docrafts makes, plus I wrote a poem...

Hi everyone!

I've a lot of unfinished projects at the moment - 

So instead of getting on with them, I wrote a poem...

Some of my makes for docrafts are live on their site now,

The first are some adorable little pillow gift boxes using this download with the Papermania Little Meow Collection.

The second thing is a piece I'm really proud of - a scrapbook page I made for my trial for the Design Team. I was sent basic supplies, coloured paper and a paperclip die set. All my ideas for this brief focused on colour and I'd always wanted to use this ferris wheel photo in a layout. 

This 8x8" page is made using the Feeling Fruity? download, a lovely summery collection. 

                                       
The last is a card using the Thread Effect  download, blue and brown patterns that work great with the Craft Collection Pastels products.

Find out more about my makes in my docrafts gallery

Today I am going into town and to the Range with my fella. Hopefully I can find that neon cardstock I mentioned in the video! Haha

Oh, and an update on the Chilli situation from last weekend.

I can happily report that it was the best chilli I'd ever made and my family loved it! 

Sizzix haul!

Had an email to say the Sizzix Mega sale was on...
Had a look and there were a few things I wanted. The postage price of £7 is way too high, but I was saving over £50 on the dies, so I thought, why not?
(Let's just remember that as an eBayer I know that they could have been sent for £2.80. But I digress..)

Here's an unboxing video, and me having a play with the Daylily flower set.

(I found the dies a bit big for my liking, and I'm not sure when I'd use them again, as they're a bit too 3D for use in my scrapbook, so they're up on eBay, if anyone's interested. )

Also, I've been wanting to try out mixed media for a while but haven't because gesso and texture paste is expensive, and if I don't enjoy the technique, it would be a waste of money. So I found a recipe online and made my own gesso. 

I've just bought new shoes (Converse on sale for less than £20!) and they have maps printed all over. Also, at the moment I'm liking a song called (Un)Lost, by The Maine. I thought these two subjects would work well together for a scrapbook page.

I timelapsed making the page (plus making the gesso) so others could see how to make a mixed media layout. 

Products used to make the layout:

My Mind's Eye Chalk Studio cardstock
K&Co border
The Works border
Sizzix Tim Holtz Chevron & Courtyard dies
Bo Bunny pattern stamps
Kaisercraft 36 stamp
Papermania 'All Aboard' 6x6" paper, 'Sew Lovely' border
Prima flowers
American Crafts Thickers
Radiant Rain Mist, blue and red/bronze

Now, I must get back to making some projects for docrafts!